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THE COMMUNICATION FACILITIES OF COLOMBIA 


PREPARED BY 

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE 

FOR THE 

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING DIVISION 
BOARD OF ECONOMIC WARFARE 


JANUARY 1943 




THE COMMUNICATION FACILITIES OF COLOMBIA 

BY 


Robert C. Smith 




TA31E OF CONTENTS 



e Republic of 
Co mmuni c at i o n s S 


Colombia 

General 


I 


INTRODUCTION 


I 

II INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS 


Telephone 

Privately owned circuits 
National circuits 
Equipment 

Long distance telephone lines in Bolivar 

Bogota—Buenaventura toll line 

Hates 

Private telephone service 
Telegraph 

Telegraph circuits 
Morse circuits 
Teleprinter circuits 
Creed circuits 
Statistics of traffic 
Radio Communications 

Statistics of traffic 
Rat e s 

Private radiotelephone service 
Press service 
Police communications 
Airways radio 

III INTERNATI ORAL COMHUNIC ATI ON S 


International land lines 
Radio communications 
Cables 


IV RADIO BROADCASTING 

Regulations 

Stations 

Hours of operation 
Equipment 
Advertising 

Number of receiving sets 



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V AMATEUR RADIO 


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Index of Tables 



Table Pagefe ) 

I* National Telephone Circuits-1941 . 5-7 

II. Humber of Subscribers and Length of Lines in 9 

Intermunicipal Public Telephone Service, 1941 

III. Humber of Employees and number of Conversations in 10 

Intermunicipal Public Telephone Service, 1941 

IV. Statistics of Equipment used in Intermunicipal Public 11 

Telephone Service, 1941 


V* • Telephone Tariff Pates between Bogota and Other cities, 1941 14 
VI. Gross Proceeds in Pesos Resulting from Intermunicipal Public 15 


Telephone Service, 1941 

VII. Statistics of Poles and Lines in TJse by the Telegraph and 17 

Telephone Network of Colombia, A nil 1942 

VIII. Hational Radiotelegraph Stations in-Colombia, May 1942 2o—25 

IX. Broadcasting Stations in Colombia, May 1942 32-36 

X. Amateur Radio Stations, 1941 37-38 




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THE COMUTI CATION 
SYSTEMS OF THE 
REFUBLIC OF COLOMBIA 

I. INTRODUCTION 

The Republic of Colombia possesses coastlines on two great oceans, on the 
Caribbean Sea from the Isthmus of Panama to Venezuela and on the Pacific Ocean to 
Ecuador. It makes contact with Brazil and Peru by means of tributaries of the 
Amazon River. The national language of Colombia is- Spanish and its capital is at 
Bogota in the Department of Cundinanarca* The monetary unit is the peso, 1.75 
pesos being equal to one United States dollar at the controlled rate of exchange 
in December 1942. 

Go o nr achy and Climate . 

Three mountain ranges extend from the northwest cm frontier to the north and 
northeast, and occupy about a third of the nation 1 s area. These‘arc named the 
Sunapaz (eastern) Cordillera, the Quindio (Central) Cordillera, and the Choco 
(western) Cordillera.. The valleys and plains arc cool and healthful, the earth 
is fertile, aid there are thousands of square miles of undeveloped land. 

Government 

*^he government of Colombia is divided into the executive, legislative, and 
judicial branches. The executive : branch consists of the President aid his cabinet 
and the legislative branch of a bicameral Congress. The President, Congressmen, 
Governors, and intendancy and commissary officials hold office for four years. 

The President is ineligible to hold office for two consecutive terms. Suffrage 
is granted only to men over 21 having lawful occupations. 

The Governors of the 14 departments, which correspond to our states, are ap¬ 
pointed by the President. Local legislatures are popularly elected. 

Population 

In 1941 the population of the Republic of Colombia was approximately 9,388,- 
000. Of the total, 20 percent was white, 68 percent mixed, 5 percent negro, and 
7 percent Indian. Approximately 30 percent of the entire population lives in the 
14 cities, of Colombia which contain 50,000 or more inhabitants. 

COMMUNI CAT I OFT S :■ General 

The early history of communications of Colombia has been marked by frequent 
revolutions with consequent destruction of wire communication lines. The 
revolutionists looked upon the telegraph as the most powerful weapon of the 
Government to suppress them, and consequently lost no opportunity to destroy all 
the equipment within reach. Although the first message was sent over a lino from 
Bo gota to Hare as early as 1865, political strife and the topography of the country 
delayed for many years the establishment of an efficient communication system* It 
was not until 1915 that a steady improvement in service was being made. However, 
recent reports indicate that the system Is still in.adequate to provide for more 
than a minimum service even under normal conditions. 

The map indicates several interesting generalizations that may be made of the 


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services rendered, Bogata serves as the hub from which lines of co muni cat ion 
radiate outward. Most of the National long distance telephone circuits arc found 
in this area. Barranquilla provides another center for the communications net- 
work, but apparently there is no direct interconnection between the two, Bogota 
is connected to the port of Buenaventura by the long distance line of the Central 
Telephone Company, Other outlying areas arc connected only by telegraph. Radio 
communication is available at a number of places, A large area in the southeaster! 
section of the country is undeveloped, but there is a radio telegraph station at 
Eeticia near the Peruvian and Brazilian borders. 

There are a number of local telephone exchanges in Colombia, but incomplete 
data prevent a detailed description of these. 

The terrain of Colombia has caused the communication lines.to run generally 
in a north ana south direction. Most of the lines follow the river valleys be¬ 
tween the three mountain ranges. 

Communication facilities aro owned partly by the government and partly by 
private interests. Although the Government originally claimed the monopoly of 
telephone communication, in practice it has left the field free to private enter¬ 
prise so that at the present time the majority of telephones in service are 
operated, by private companies, including one United States company. The Govern¬ 
ment has undertaken the development of long-distance telephone service. Hie 
telegraph service is State-operated, while wireless stations are operated in part 
by the Government and in part by private companies. Cable service is provided 
by the All America Cables and Radio Company, Inc,, an United States company. 

Industrial expansion and.complications of war have greatly increased both 
internal and external communications, and all radio, telephone, telegraph and 
cable companies report increased revenues for the first ten months of 1942, 
despite the fact that communications with Europe have been on a greatly reduced 
scale. On the other hand, restrictions imposed by war have made materials needed 
for maintaining adequate services almost imvjossible to secure, and the services 
of many plants have been greatly impaired, 

II INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS 

TELEPHONE 


On January 1, 1941, Colombia had a total of 42,235 telephones in service. 

Of this total an estimated 9,000 telephones were in service on government systems 
while the remaining 53,233 were operated by private companies. Thus Colombia in 
1941 had 0.46 telephones per 100 population. 

Privately Owned Circuits 

The Associated Telephone and Telegraph Company owns a considerable amount 
of telephone property in Colombia. This company was incorporated in Delaware . 
March 1, 1926, as an alliance of American and British .financial operating 
interests in the telephone and allied industries. In November 1926, it acquired 
the. Compania Telefonica do Barranquilla which operates in Barranquilla. Later 
.it acquired the Bogota Telephone Company, Limited, which was sold in February 
1941, to the Municipality of 3ogo'ta. 'The Associated Telephone and Telegraph 
Company also owns the Compania Telefonica del Pacifico, which operates in Cali 
and lists 2700 subscribers; the Compania Telefonica de Cartagena of Cartagena; 
and the Compania Telefonica Central which operates a toll lino from Bogota-to 










Buenaventura. 

Although the data have not "boon "broken down into terms of individual companie 
in most eases, it is in suf icicnt detail to give an' indication of the limited 

telephone services available in Colombia, 

* 

4 

MAI I ON. Ah C IP. GUI IS 


^hc government has undertaken the development of a system of national tele¬ 
phone circuits for long distance service - ;’* Table I shoes data concerning these 
national telephone circuits, their intermediary stations, the type and number of 
wires end the length of the circuit. Some of these circuits provide exclusive 
telephone service, while others provide for alternating service between telephone 
and telegraph. These circuits ''Iso connect with the Bogot a-Buenaventur a line 
operated by the Compania Telefonica Central, 


The 75 national stations which provided an exclusive telephone service in 
Colombia in 1941 are listed by departments. 


Department of Antioquia 

Dcpartment of Caldas 

Abejorral 

Aguadas 

Betulia 

Aranzazu 

Concordia 

La Dorada 

La Ceja 

Manizales 

La Union 

M an z an are s 

Medellin 

heir a 

Rionegro 

Paco r a 

Season 

Salumina 

Urrao 

Department of Cundin 
Alban 

Department of Atlantico 

Bogota 

Barranquilla 

Bo sa 

Poncdcra 

Cajica 

Sub an alar ga 

Caqu-eza 


Cilia 

Department of Bolivar 

Chipaquo' 

Yati 

Choachi 


Cho aclii (Tcrmal 

Department of Boyaca 

Choconta 

Tun ja 

Facatativa 


See man at end of ro - oort, 


a * 



Department of Cundinamarca (Continued) 


Department of Magdalena (Continued) 


lomcquo 
Pusagasuga 
Guaduas 
La Aguadita 
La Union 
La Vega 
Memocon 
Nocaima 
Pacho 

Puente del Comun 

San Prancisco 

San Juan dc Rioseco 

Sicbate 

Sopo 

Sub a, 

Ubaque 
Une 
Us me 

Villapinzon 

Villcta 

Zipaquira 

Department of Magdalena 
Aracataca 
Cicnaga 

There are 57 other National Stations vj 

telephone service. The list by Department 

r 

Department of Bo liven* 

Calamnr 
Cart agona 
Corozal 
Jesus del Rio 
G-anganguo 
Majagual • 

Mompos 

Palmarito 

Since 

Sincclcjo 

Sucre 

Zambrano 


Concordia 

Pundacion 

G-uaim.aro 

Mcdialuna 

Orihucca 

Paraiso 

Pedraza 

Pinuela 

Pi vi jay 

Riofrio 

Santa Marta 

Sevilla 

Department of T'olima 
Ambalcma 
Armoro 
Convenio 
Presno 
Honda 
Libano 
Mariquita 
Rovira 


lich provide alternating telegraph and 
follows ' 

Department of North Santander 
Ocana 

Department of Santander 
Barrancabcrmcj a 
Bocas del Rosario 
Bucaramanga 
Betulia 

Estacion Vancgas (Cachirasui 

Chucuri 

Pi Centro 

Puerto Uilches 

San Vicente dc Chucuri 

Zapatoca 








Department of Boyne a 

Hato do Corosal 

La Aguada 

L aL r an z agr ando 

Moreno 

Munchia 

Orocue 

Pore 

So game so 

Tamara 

Trinidad 

Yopal 

Department of Cundinamarca 

Agua de Dios (External) 

Agua de Dios (Internal) 

C-irardot 

Puoblonuevo 

Tocaima ' 

Yiota 

Department of Magdalena 
Banco 
Fl Re t en 
C-amarra 
Cuamal 
Remolino 
Sitionuevo * • 


Intcndoncia del Meta 

Acacias (Corrcgimicnto) 
Our.iaral 

Puerto Alfonso Lopez 
Restrepo 
Sun Martin 
Villaviccncio 

Comi saria de Arauca 
Arauca 
Aruuquita 
Fortoul 
Reinera 
Tame 


Statistics shoving the number of subscribers, the length of lines, and the 
number of long distance circuits by Departments are presented in Table II. Table 
III shows data by Departments concerning the number.of employees and the number 
of conversations hold in public telephone service■during 1940. While details 

Table I. 


Rational Telephone Circuits - Colombia, 1941 


Circuit s 

Intermediary Stations 

Tyee of 

Wire s 

Humber Length 
of ’.'/ires Miles 

V..' 

Bo go t a~Facatativa 

■ 

0. 

4 

99 

Facat ativa-Alban 

— 

C~I. 

4 

.50 

Alb an-V i 11 e t a 

— 

C-I. 

3 

56 

Villet a-Honda 

Guaduas 

c. 

2 

87 

Ho nda-Mariquit a 

— 

c. 

4 

50 

Mariquit a-Salamina_ 

Fre sno-Man z an ar cs 

c. 

2 

149 

Sal aminCj-Aguada s 

Pacora 

c. 

A 

-t- 

74 

Aguad a s~Me de 11 i n 

Abejorral-La Ceja 

c. 

2 

95 

Aguadas—Mcdell in 

So n so n-L nU n i o n-Ri o negro 

c. 

2 

114 

Sal amina-Man i z al e s. 

Aran zazu-Neir a 

c. 

A 

154 

Honda^-La Dorada 

• — 

c. 

2 

40 

Mar i qu i t a-Anb al ema 

Armoro 

c. 

2 

74 

Ar me r o ~L i b an o 

Convcnio 

C. 

1 

12 












National To1 cohono Circuits - Colombia. 1941 (continued). 




PfpC of 

Humber 

Length 

Circuit s 

Interme diary St ations 

Vires 

of Vires 

Miles 

Alb an-Amb al cma 

San Juan dc Bioseco 

Bo 

1 

40 

Bogo t a-Fusagasuga 

Bo sa— Sibate 

c. 

2 

62 

Fu sagasuga-Pucblo- 

Yiota (alternating service— 




nuevo 

telegraph and telephone) 

I. 

1 

43 

Yiot a-Tocaima 

(alternating service) 

I. 

1 

9 

To caima-Agua dc 

Agua dc Dios-Fxt, (alternating 




Bios (Int*) 

service) 

I. 

1 

12 

T o c ai mo-G i r ar dot 

— 

I. 

2 

37 

Bogota-Choachi 

— 

I. 

1 

19 

Choachi-Tcrm al 


c. 

2 

6 

Cho ach i- Ch ip aque 

La Union, Fomeque, Ubaque , Caqueza 

- 



Unc 

c. 

2 

74 

Chipaque-Bo go t a 

Usme 

C-I. 

2 

45 

Yillavicencio-Cumaral 

Bestrepo (alternating service) 

C-I. 

1 

" 16 

Villaviconcio-San 

Acacias (alternating 




Martin 

service) 

c* 

1 

65 

Yill aviccncio-Puerto 





Alfonso Lopez 

(alternating service) 

C. 

1 

• 56 

Facatativc-S ui 





Francisco 

La Yoga 

c. 

2 

56 

Bogota-Sopo 

Suba-Puonte del Comun 

c. 

2 

50 

Puenta del Comun-Chia 
Puente del Comun- 

— 

c. 

2 

3 

Zipaquira 

Cajica 

c. 

2 

25 

Bo go t a-Tun j a 

Choconta-Yilla Pinzon 

c. 

4 

407 

Barr an quill -a- Cartagena 

SabnnaLarga (alternating service) 

c; 

1 

99 

B ar r on qu i 11 a-Bo ne d c r a 

—— 

c. 

2 

50 

46 

Po n o do r a- C al amar 

(alternating service) 

C. 

1 

Guaimaro-Sojita Marta 

Pivijay, Medialuna, Piniela, 





Paraiso, Fundacion, Aracataca, 
Sevilla, Bio Frio, Ori Hucca, 
Cienaga 

c. 

2 

149 \ 

Guaime ro-Sitio nuevo 

Bemolino (alternating service) 

I. 

1 

19 

Aracataca-Bl Be ten 

(alternating service) 

c. 

1 

6 

Ban co-Cal amar. 

Guamal, S an Fernando , Mompo s, 




• 

Mogangue, Zambrano, Jesus del 
Bio (alternating service) 

C. 

1 

195 

Maganguc-Si n eel c j o 

Corozal—Since (•alternating service)!* 

1 

62 

G amar r a-0 c an a 

(alternating service) 

I. 

1 

40 

Maganguc-Maj agual 

Sucre, Palmarito (alternating 





service) 

I. 

1 

71 

Buc ar nmnnga-Pue r t o 





Vi1chos . 

Fstacion Yanegas (alternating ' 





service) 

c. 

1 

90 

Puerto hilchcs- 

• 

\ 



Barrou quilla 

(alternating service) 

C. 

1 

317 

Puerto Wilchcs-Bocas 




del Biosario 

(alternating service) 

C. 

1 

31 

Puerto Wiichos- 




Barranca 

(alternating service) 

c* 

1 

22 











- 7 - 


National Selephuie Circuits - Colombia. 1941 (continued) . 


Circuit s 

Bar ran car- Chu cur i 
B ar r an c a - Z ap at o c a 

Zapatoca-3etulia(S) 
Sogamo so-Samara 

Samara- Ar au c a 


Samar a-Orocue 

Magangu.e-Yat i 
Bolombolo—Urrao 
Bogo t a-Bucaramanga 


Zipaquira-Pacho 
Zipaquir a-Hemo co n 
La Vega-ilocaima 
lb .igue-Ilo v i r a 


Sype of 


Intermediary Stations Sires 

(alternating service) C. 

Centro, S. Vicente (alternating 

service) C. 

(alternating service) C. 

Labranzagrande, El Morro, Yopal, 

Hunchia (alternating service) I, 

Aguada, Moreno, Hato de Corozal, 

Same, Eortoul, Arauquit a, 

Reinera (alternating service) I* 

Pore, Srinidad (alternating 
service) I* 

0 . 

Concordia, Betulia C. 

Service only on holidays (after¬ 
noons) utilizing two telegraph 
lines, C. 

I. 

I. 

(alternating service) I, 

(alternating service) C. 


Humber 
of Wires 

1 

1 

1 

1 


1 

1 

2 

2 


o 

■-_/ 

1 

2 

1 

1 


Length 

Miles 

19 

84 

6 

149 


202 

130 

19 

105 


407 

19 

19 

6 

22 


Sotal Length 


4,463 


Summary 


Humber of 
Humber of 


Selophono 


miles of wires destined exclusively for 
miles of wire for alternating service.. 


Stations in Service 


telephone service.... 

2,239 
2.224 

mile 

n 

Sotal 

4,463 

ti 


133 



Hotc: C — copper wire 

I - iron wire 














~ 8 ~ 


of separate companies are not available, the totals by Departments indicate the 
comparative extent and usage of the telephone service in various areas, 

Equipment 

As indicated in Table IV there is some aut matic equipment used in Colombia 
This is of the step-by-step type and reports indicate that some is of Swedish 
origin end other of American manufacture. In 1937 a new automatic exchange 
of Ericsson manufacture was installed at Medellin, Ho information is available 
as to the manufacturer of the manual equipment mentioned in Table IV, 

Recently telephone companies in Colombia have found it increasingly diffi¬ 
cult to secure enough material for maintenance necessities and telephone in¬ 
stallations. Shortages exist in nearly all kinds of equipment in the exchanges 
at Bogota, Cali and Barrenquilla. 

Some consideration has been made of changing the plant at Bogota to full 
automatic, Einancial problems and world conditions have thus far prevented the 
carrying out of such plans. 





TABLE II 


Number of Subscribers and. Length of Lines ill Intcr~Munici~pnl Public Telephone 

Service - Colombia - 1941. 


Department & 

: 'Humber 

! Of 

;Subscribers 

Length of 

Urban 

(Miles) 

Miles 

Int er-urhan 

:Total : Circuits- 
: Miles : Long 
: :Distance 

Antioquia 

7,286 

25,916 

10,478 

36,394 

65 

Atlantico 

3,316 . 

17,856 

218 

18,074 

3 

Bolivar 

1,384 

2,243 

1,004 

3,247 

8 

Boyaca 

561 

116 

941 

1,057 

14 

Caldas 

4,500 

3,198 

736 

3,934 

29 

Cauca- 

248 

15 


15 


Cun dinamarc a 

12,450 

53,220 


53,220 


Magdalena 

420 

1,221 


1,221 


liar i no 

425 

108 

353 

4S1 

12 

Santander del Norte 

2,154 

245 

i:,457 

1,702 

76 

Santander 

2,103 

2,320 

593 

2,913 

24 

Colima 

740 

78 


78 


Valle 

4,014 

6,729 


6,729 


Intendencia del Choco 

88 

11 


11 


Telefonica Central 

325 

203 

5.963 

6 .166 

141 

To t al s 

40,014 

113,479 

21,743 

135,222 



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TA3LB III 


Humber of Employees and Conversations in Intermunicinal Public Telephone Service, 

Colombia - 1941. 



Humber 

f enrol ove 

s 

Ap-proximatc number of 

conversations 

Department. 

Permanent 

Tcmuorary 

To tal 

Urban 

Interurban 

Tot al 

Antioquia 

• ; 84 

13 

97 

42,000,000 

1,000,000 

43,000,000 

At 1 ant i co 

74 

2 

76 

20,150,000 

' 15,000 

20,165,000 

Bolivar 

29 

8 

37 

5,000,000 

71,000 

5,071,000 

Boyaca 

206 

— 

206 


45,000 

45,000 

Caldas 

157 

6 

163 

24,000,000 

150,000 

24,150,000 

Cauca 

5 

2 

7 

250,000 

——— 

250,000 

Cun d i n anar c a 

365 

— 

365 

54,750,000 

-- 

54,750,000 

Magdalona 

17 

— 

17 

2,000,000 

— 

2,000,000 

Harino 

39 

— 

39 

550,000 

6,500 

566,500 

Uorte de Sant 

X 

ander 115 

42 

157 

6,760,000 

386,000 

7,146,000 

Sant ander 

64 

22 

86 

7,757,000 

106,600 

7,863,600 

Tolima 

11 

3 

14 

3,000,000 

— 

3,000,000 

Valle 

Intendencia d 

80 

cl 

14 

94 

25,550,000 

——• 

25,550,000 

Cho co 

4 

4 

8 

1,500,000 

—— 

1,500,000 

Telefonica Central 94 

69 

163 

1.895.000 

230.000 

2.125,000 

Total s 

1,344 

185 1 

,529 

195,162,000 

2,010,100 

197,172,100 





























TABLE IY 


Statistics of Eouinmcnt Used in Intcrmunicin.al Public 'I'r.lcnhono Service - CoAom'bjj-V 

1941 


Denartment 

' Number of 
central 
offices 

Telonhones in 

Nuniber 

service 

Tyne , 

Total value .of 
plant and equipment 
(pesos)* 

Antioquia 

32 

7,550 

Automatic 

and manual ■ 

2,451,000 

At 1 ant i co 

4 

4,220 

Manual 


- • 

1,232,398 

Bolivar 

1 

1,618 

Automatic 

and 

manual 

741,225 

Boyaca 

5 

761 

Automatic 

and 

m enual 

430,702 

Caldas 

30 

4,800 

Automatic 

and 

manual ' t 

t 

1,334,514 

Cauca 

1 

248 

Manual 


40,000 

Cundinamarc 

a 3 

15,183 

Automatic 

.and 

manual 

4,524,569 

Magdalena 

•2 

473 

Manuel 


* 

174,020 

Narino 

2 

450 

Manual 


j 

manual 

147,750 . 

wortc de Santander 36 

2,154 

Automatic 

and 

550,000 ■ 

lent andor 

21 

2,103 

Manual 


• 

389,961 • 

'olima 

2 

750 

Automatic 


i 

128,923 

alle 

9 

4,225 

Manual 


» 

1,004,639 

ntendencia 

del Choco 1 

121 

Automatic 

and 

manual 

12,474 

elefonica 

Cent red 2 

325 

Automatic 

and 

m.anual i 

3.143.677 

TOTALS 

l 

151 

44,981 



1 

16,305,852 


I 


One peso is equivalent to 0.57 dollars in U. S. currency. 

















•— 1 


Long Pi stance Tcle-chone Lines in Bolivar . 

On March 2, 1940, the Governor of the Deportment of Bolivar gave his final 
approval to a contract for the construction of a long distance telephone network 
approximately 667 kilometers (414 miles) in length. 

The m ain line runs from Cartagena to Monteria, passing through the towns and 
villages of Turbaco, Arjona, G-amhot c, Sin cor in, Malag,ana, San Cayetano, Sen Juan, 
San Jacinto, El Carmen, Oyejas, Los Palmitos, Corozal, Sincclejo, Sampups, Chinu, 
Sahagun, Cicnaga"de Ore, Berastegui, Cerete and Garzones. 

Dive "branch lines wore "built* from San Juan to Calamar, passing through El 
Guamo, Yucal and Barrancanuevaj El Carmen and Zambrano; Los Palmitos to iiompos, 
passing through San Pedro, Juan Arias and Kagangue (with a side lino from San 
Pedro to Since); Ovojas to Tolu, passing through Chalan, Coloso and Toluviejo; 
and from Chinu to Lorica, passing through San Andres, Chima, Momil and Purisima, 

Automatic exchanges of 200 and 100 lines were established at Monteria and 
Sincejo, respectively. All other telephone equipment is of the magneto type. 
Exchanges of 50 lines each were installed at Maganguc and Lorica, while Sen Juan 
Corozal, El Carmen and Ovojas have exchanges of 25 lines each. All other towns 
villages mentioned in the contract were provided with one telephone each. Con¬ 
nection was made at Cartagena with the city lines and the national radio telcphc 
service. 

Bogote^Buonnyentura Toll Line 

0 

The Bogot.a-Buenaventura toll line is 570 kilometers in length (357 miles) <\ 
provides Bogota with a telephone circuit to the scacoast. The line is operated 
by the Compania Telefonica Central. 

The map at the end of this report shows the area traversed by the toll line 
The route closely parallels the railroad right of way between Bogota and Dacota - 
as well as that from Ambalcma aid Ibaque and from Armenia to Buenaventura., At 
other points, the toll line is located on the old national mule trail or other 
mule trails, and in still other places it follows the highways. 

Repeater stations arc located in Cali, Armenia and Bogota in order to obta: 
a normal average service. There arc two metallic circuits all the way with a 
phantom between them. There arc also various local circuits for the internodint 
traffic. Tlic line is tied in with the national long distance telephone circuits 
at Bogota.. 

Ratos 

New call rates over Government owned telephone lines were put in operation 
January 1 , 194-1, in accordance with the terms of Decree No. 1781 of 1940. 

The basic rate is one-half centavo per line kilometer, the minimum charge 
being twenty centavos. The charge is assessed on the first three minutes of lap 
time or fraction thereof, and for each additional minute the rate is proportional 

A special discount over designated service lines is established amounting t( 
50 percent for press conferences, for conver sat ions telling place during holidays 





- 12 — 


d for those under token outside of regular "business hours. A special, di scount 
40 percent is allowable for lawyers talking on legal natters. The Ministry 
f Posts and Telegraphs is authorized to lower the rates prescribed in the present' 
ecree where reductions arc made to stimulate the use of the National Telephone 
crvicc. 

Telephone rates between Bogota and other cities for 1941 are presented in 
able- V. Gross proceeds from urban and inter-municip-al public telephone service 
n 1940 are shown in Table VI. 

» * \ 

Private Telephone Service 

“Where public telephone service is not available or where’ supplemental service 
needed, some private groups have installed their own systems. This is frequent- 
ay fo.und in some of the larger haciendas, power plants, mining companies and 
[hospitals. In 1942 there were 1,370 telephones used in providing this service 
[which required 4,991 miles of line. 












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TABLE V. 


Telephone Hates 'Detween Bogota and Other Cities. -1941 

Name of city 


Abejorral (Antioquia) 

Aguadas (Caldas) 

Agua de Lios-Ext. (Qiindinamarca) 
Agua de Bios-IntI (Cundinamarca} 

Al ban (Oundinamar c a) 

Ami al ema (1‘ o 1 ima) 

Ar an z az u (Cal 6 v g ) 

Armero (Tolima) 

3osa (Cundinamarca) 

C ajic a (Cundinamarc a) 

Caqueza (Cundinamarea) 

Convenio (To1ima) 

Chia (Cundinamarca) 

Chipaque (Cundinamarca) 

Cho cont a (Cundim.amarca) 

Cho achi (Cundinamarc a) 

Choachi-Termal (Cundinamarca) 

Bac at ativa (Cundinamar c a) 

Bomeque (Cundinamarca) 

Bu sagasuga ( C- me. inamar c a) 

Guaduas_ ( Cundinamarca) 

Honda (-o1ima) 

La Ceja (Antioquia) 

La Dorad.r (Caldas) 

La Union (Antioquia) 

La Union ( 0 undimamarcn) 

La Vega (Cundinamarca) 

Libano ('i'olima) 

Mani z al e s (Cal das) 

Manz.mares (Caldas) 

Mariquita (Tolima) 

Medellin (Antioquia) 

Neiva (Caddas) 

P aco r a ( Cad da s) 

Pueblonuevo ( Cundinamarca) 

Puente del Co man (Oundinamaxca) 
Rionegro (Antioquia) 

Salamina (Caldas) 

San Brandsco (Cundinamarca) 

San Juan de Rioseco (Cundinamarca) 
Sib at e (Cundinamarc a) 

Sonson (Antioquia) 

Sopo (Cundinamarca) 

Suba (Cundinamarca) 

Tunja (3oyaca) 

Ubaque (Cundinamarc a) 

Une (Cundinamarca) 

Usne (Cundinamarca.) 

Villupinzon ( Cundi namar c a) 

V \ 11 e t a .. ( Cundinamar ca) 
viota CCundinamarcaj ^ 

^paqairtndoai'iuiqmmarcaj 


Total rate 


Pe so s* * 

3 Minutes 


1 Mi nut 

1.90 


0.60 

1.80 


0.60 

0.75 


0.25 

0.80 


0.25 

0.40 


. 0.10 

1.30 


0.40 

1.70 


0.55 

1.15 


0. 55 

0. 30 


0.10 

0.30 


0.10 

0.40 


0.10 

1.20 


0.40 

0.30 


0.10 

0.30 


0.10 

0. 55 


0.15 

0.30 


o.iq 

0.35 


o.iq 

0.30 


0.1C 

0.40 


0.1C 

0.40 


o.lf 

0.70 


0. 2(1 

0.90 


0.3/ 

2. 05 


o.q 

1.05 


0.3 

2.10 


0.7 

0.35 


0.1. 

0. 50 


0.1 

1.25 


0.4 

1.95 


0.6 

1.25 


0.4 

1.00 


0.3 

2. 20 


0.7 

1.85 


o.q 

1.70 


0.5 

0.70 


o.a 

0.30 


0.1) 

2.10 


0.7) 

1.60 


0.5 

0. 60 


0. 2\ 

0.60 


0.2& 

0, 30 


0.1C 

1.95 


0. 6£ 

0. 30 


0.1C 

0.30 


0,1C 

1.00 


0.3C 

0.35 


0.1C 

0.55 


0.1C 

0.30 


o.ic 

0. 65 


0. 2C 

0.55 


0.15 

Q 60 


0.20 

or ,35 


oim 


* One peso is equivalent to 0,57 dollars in U. S. currency. 












TAELS VI 


poss Proceeds in Pesos 

Re suiting from Intermuniciral Public 

Telephone Service in 


Colombia. 

1941*. 


3‘oartment s 


Gross Proceeds 



Urban 

Interurban 

To t al 

J | 

Intioquia 

356,000 

112,756 

468,756 

fit 1 anti co 

221,381 

1,000 

222,381 

Kolivar 

93,135 

5,000 

98,135 

loyaca 

27,000 

32,500 

59,500 

laldas 

180,000 

70,000 

250,000 

[auca 

11,500 

—— 

11,500 

/undinamarca 

655,906 

— 

655,906 

pagdalena 

23,500 

— 

23,500 

Varino 

10,000 

3,100 

13,100 

jorte de Santander 

- 53,173 

49,512 

102,685 

lant ander 

72,830 

36,500 

109,350 

|p lima 

33,000 

— 

33,000 

klle 

201,928 

—— 

201,928 

itendencia del Choco 

2,416 

—— 

2,416 

jlefonica Central 

14.345 

408.195 

422.540 

j 

1,956,114 

718,563 

2,674,677 


The peso is equivalent to 0.57 dollars in U. S. currency. 




















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TELEGRAPH 


The telegraph network of Colombia is operated, by the Government* In many 
stances it uses the same lines as the long distance telephone network. As note 
under the telephone section, many of thestations have an alternating telephone 
and telegraph service, that is, telephone service a part of the day and telcgraf 
service during the remaining hours* Most cities have telegraph service* 

A 1 4 J o ^ . v 

In 1942 the telegraph network consisted of 14,572 miles of line. Of this 
total, 11,564 miles were copper wire and 15,826 miles were iron wire* In 1941 t| 
number of telegraph offices in Colombia, including mixed'off ices of both posts 
and telegraphs totaled 964, During the year new offices were established at 
Guarumo (Tolima) , Barrios Unidos ( U undinamarca) ? Bucarasica (Santander del Lorte] 
and Roncesvallcs (Tolima). 

The length and type of wire as well as the number and type of poles used, in 
each of the 24 zones arc shown in Table VII, 

Telegraph Circuits 

While nearly all the developed area of Colombia is served, by the telegraph 
network, the principal circuits radiate out from Bogota* Because of the rclativ 
importance of these circuits, more detailed attention is given to them here* Th 
map at the end of this report shows other points connected by the telegraph syst 

In 1941 telegraph circuits out of Bogota included. 5 circuits of the Creed 
System, 19 circuits of the Teleprinter System and 18 circuits of the Morse Syst< 
























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TABLE VII. 




t isties of Foies and Lmes in Use b" the -Vlo.-r vph 


. mi d T o 1 c ~oh one N o t wo rk 


oi 


Colombia. A-oril. 1945. 


Place of residence Length Number 
of of of 

lone Supervisor line arti- 

(miles) ficial 

polesCwoo 

Number 

of 

natural 
pole s 
d) 

Tubu¬ 

lar 

poles 

(iron) 

Ingot 

poles 

(iron) 

Miles '• 
of 

copper 

wire 

Mile 

of 

iron 

wire 

1 Bogota 

796 

8,588 

1,003 

20 

73 

1,51. 

792 

p it 

964 

6,100 

2,803 

138 

3,692 

1,396 

1,130 

1 3 Tunja 

848 

7,801 

2,029 

14 

—— 

567 

1,239 

4 Tamara 

449 

3,430 

3,770 

— 

— 

9 

449 

p 

Socorro 

614 

3,902 

2,033 

— 

— 

141 

648 

6 Brie aramanga 

607 

5,879 

966 

— 

— 

712 

498 

r 

Pamplona 

554 

3,895 

1,057 

— 

3 

225 

795 

8 Barrancabermoja 

430 

5,286 

1,155 

— 

541 

592 

450 

C 

Pundacion 

558 

9,375 

2,366 

— 

2 

510 

499 

10 Banco 

285 

5,752 

352 

-- 

— 

446 

350 

11 Barranquilla 

393 

8,665 

164 

195 

92 

793 

322 

12 Corozal 

450 

6,432 

1,351 

— 

— 

201 

509 

13 Magangue 

503 

8,452 

2,501 

— 

4 

152 

451 

14 lie dell in 

781 

5,488 

3,750 

— 

— 

220 

805 

15.. Quibdo 

268 

1,680 

3,869 

— 

— 

13 

255 

16 Santa Rosa de 0 

so s 632 

4,952 

3,780 

— 

— 

77 

632 

17 Medellin 

631 

14,320 

587 

— 

42 

860 

795 

18 Ho nda 

520 

6,716 

1,377 

— 

361 

808 

544 

19 Ibague 

668 

6,517 

1,541 

372 

1,739 

161 

795 

20 Neiva 

693 

6,939 

1,284 

— 

723 

301 

598 

21 Manizales 

642 

6,578 

1,418 

925 

— 

653 

903 

22 Cali 

813 

9,945 . 

985 

29 

— 

795 

1,104 

23 Popayan 

759 

‘ 7,740 

1,390 

n 

187 

445 • 

758 

' / 

L Pasto 

673(1) 6.205 

2.526 

~— 

-— 

168 

505 


Totals 

14,531 

160,637 

44,057 

1,695 

7,459 - 

11,564 

15,826 


5ume: 


(l) Estimated from length of wire. 


Total length of line 
Length of copper wire 


tt 


11 iron 


tt 


14,-531 miles 
11,564 " 

15.826 n 


Total length of wire 


27,390 


Number of-artificial poles 160,637 
" 11 natural 11 44,057 

iron u 


it 


tt 


Total number of poles 


.9.,15j 

213,848 






























The lo~ 


-Khere wore 18 Morse circuits in operation out of Bogota in 19M1. 
calitios served by each of these circuits were as follows: 


Circuit ’’A" 


Barhosa 
Cite 

Circuit "3 11 

Yillavicencio 
Puerto Lopez 
Cabuvaro 

C/ 

Hostrepo Meta 
Cumural 

Acacias Colonia 
Acacias Corregto 
San Martin 
Circuit lf D n 

Sasaima 

Villota 

Guad.ua s 

Chaguani 

Nimaima 

Vergara 

Tobia 

Qu ch r adan c gr a 
Utica 
L, Pena 
La Palna 
lacopi 
Ihama 
Caparrapi 
Nocaima 
Circuit ”3 11 

50 at a 
Boavita 
Capitanc jc 
Co cuy 

Chi seas 

51 Espino 
San Mateo 

San Joaquin Boy 

Chi etc cvnicXy ci s 

Chita 

Mo go t c s 

Onzaga 

Malaga 

Carcasi 

Cerrito 

Chi tag a. 

Concepcion 

Snciso 

Macaravita 

Sah Jose dc Miranda 

San Miguel 

San C-il 

Parcuno 


Circuit "3 11 

Circuit "L" (cont.) 

Bogotasur 

Cucunuba" 

Usmc 

Conor 

Chipaque 

Carupa 

Une 

Lenguazaquc 

Caqueza 

Guacheta 

So sea. 

Suqueue 

Gutierrez 

Susa 

huetame 

Simijaca 

Ub aque 

Circuit "M” 

Cho achi 

Chiquinquira 

La Union Cund. 

Albania \ 

Somequo 

Briceno 

Circuit ,, H ,t 

Jesus Maria 

Cipacon 

Maripi 

Si Ocaso 

Muzo 

San Javier 

Saboya 

La Mesa 

Puente Nacional 

3. Colegio 

Togu.i 

El Triunfo 

Guavata 

Yiota 

Yelez 

Pueblo Nuevo 

Bolivar S. 

Circuit "1 11 

Guapota 

Alban 

La Paz S. 

Guayabal 

San Jose de Pare 

Bituima 

San Jo so dc Suait 

Y i ani 

Suaita 

San Juan Hioscco 

Sucre 

Beltran 

Santana 

Ambnlema 

Guepsa 

Alvarado 

Guadalupe . 

Yenadillo 

Circuit "IT* 1 

Junin-Tol. 

Fontiban 


Lerida 

St a, Isabel, 

St a. Teresa.'' 
Anzoatcgui 

Circuit ’111 1 • •, 

Zipaquira 
San Cayctano 
Paime 
Pacho 
31 Pcnon 
Topaipi 
Circuit lf L 11 

Suha 

Puerto del Comun. 

Cajica 

Cogua 

Ncmocon 

Taus-a 

Su tat ansa 

Ubato 


* X U. 

Bojaca 
Pacatntiva 
La Slorida. 
Anolaima 
Quipilc 
Cacnipay 
La Ssper. nza 
San Joa.auin 
Circuit 'Ur 1 * 

Chi a : 

Cota 

Punza 

Tahio 

Tenjo 

Suhachoquc 
Sup at a 

San Francisco 
La Yoga 



















: ircri 


ii + "0" 

Circuit "P" 

Circuit "T 11 cont. 

Sopo 

Mo squora 

Carmen 

To cancipa 

Tena 

Suarez 

Gachancipa 

San Antonio 

Cunday 

Se squile 

Anapoima 

Andalucia 

Sue sea 

Apulo 

Circuit "W" 

Choconta 

Tocaima 

Armenia 

ITueva Colon 

Jerusalem 

Caicedonia 

Umbita 

Guataqui 

Pilandia 

Yillapinzon 

Puli 

Montenegro 

Turmeque 

Agua de Dios 

(Ext.) Circasia 

Yentaquemada 

Agua de Dios 

(Xnt.) Salento 

Macheta 

PTilo 

To che 

Tibirita 

Circuit "T" 

Quebradano;' 

Gu ate cue 

Bo sa 

Tebaida 

Almeida 

So acha 

Barcelona 

Guavat a 

o 

Sibate 

Quimbaya 

Mant a 

Pa sagasuga 

Circuit ” 

Somondoco 

Si1vania 

B. Unidos 

Sutatenza 

Pasca 

Usaquon 

Tensa 

• Cumaea 

La Cal ora 

Capilla dc Tenza 

Tibacuy 

Guasca 

Gar agoa 

Arbelacz 

Guatavita 

Campoliermo so 

Pandi 

Junin Cund, 

Macanal 

San Bernardo 

Gacheta 

Miraflores 

Icononzo 

Ubala 

Zetaquira 

Melgar 

Gachala 

Gama 

Medina 


The average daily volume of traffic sent over 
1941 is as follows? 


Circuit Chauincro 

Chapincro 

the above Morse circuits in 


Circuit s 


ITuir.ber of 
D ai 1 y M e s s or: o s 


Circuits 


ITumbor of 
Daily Messages 


A 

70 

M 

420 

B 

280 

M 

240 


390 

IT 

150 

E 

460 

0 

450 

sj 

290 

P 

280 

Hi 

300 

T 

290 

x! 

240 

¥ 

240 

K| 

400 

Z 

220 

L 

380 

Chapinero 

500 


5,600 


Total 





















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Teleprinter Circuits 

The Teleprinter system is used where the service requirements arc greater tha 
for the Morse system hut less than the capacity of the high speed Whcastonc Creed, 

Teleprinter apparatus is used on the following circuit si 


Bogota - Manizales 
Bogota - Moiva 
Bogota - Honda 
Bogota - Cucuta 
Bogota - Ihague 
Bogota - Girardot 
Manizales - Medellin 
Manizales - Cali 
Manizales - Pereira . ■ 

Two teleprinter machines ere used 


Cali - Pas to 

Cali - Buonavontura (now 3orvico) 

He 1va~Po pay an 

Pasto - Ipiales (new service) 

Bar nanquilla - Cartagena 
Barranquilla - Banco (Magdalena) 
Banco (Magdalena)-Bucaramanga 
Bucaramanga - Cucuta (new service) 
Bucaramanga - Ocana 
Cucuta - Pamplona 

c each circuit. 


The average daily number of messages sent over the major circuits of the tele¬ 
printer system are as follows! 


Circuit 


Daily number 
of messages 


Bogota-Honda 800 

Bo got ar-Girardot 700 

Bo go t a-ITe i va 9 00 

3o go t a- Ijd ague 800 

Bo got.a-Cucuta 750 

Bo go t a-Manizale s 900 


Total 4,850 



Creed Circuits 


The Wheastone 
volume of traffic, 
are as follows? 


Creed Apparatus is used on the circuits which carry a high daily \ 
The circuits used and the average daily volume of traffic handled 


Circuit Humber of messages 


Bogota - Cali 

1,800 

Bogota - Medellin 

1,400 

Bogota - Tunja 

1,500 . 

Bogota - Bucaramanga 

1,900 

Bogota — Barranquilla 

1.700 


/ 




0 




Total 


8,300 




















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li .oment 


Apparatus used, in the creed circuits: 


5 translators 
5 perforators 
5 automatic transmitters 
5 receiving reperforators 
20 circuit switchboard 


Reserve apparatus: 


4 jjorforator s 
3 translators 

3 receiving reperforators 

4 automatic transmitters 


isties of Traffic 


Ihe tolcgr ph"system in 1940 carried a total number of 6,255,897 messages con¬ 
st i ig of 87,577,478 words'. The value of the messages was 1,404,145 pesos 
(approximately 754,917 U. S. dollars). 


Statistics of traffic according to types of messages sent in 1940 are as fol- 


>ws: 


Hass of telegram 


domestic 
internetional 
: r ess 
^Service 
)fficial 


To t al; 


Number of 
telenrurns 

4,164,988 

17,339 

12,172 

148,400 

1.912.998 

6,255,897 


Number of 
words 

44,339,222 
249,500 
1,635,758 
1,640,367 
59.712.831 

87,577,478 


Value 
(•peso s) * 

1,379,688 

7,586 

16,872 


1,404,146 


* The peso is equivalent to 0.57 dollars in U. S, currency, 


RADIO COMMUNICATION 


Domestic public radio communication service in Colombia is provided by stations 
operated by the Ministry of Posts and Telegraph and other official units. Other 
stations are operated by the All America Cable and Radio Corporation, a subsidiary 
of the American owned Internationnl Telephone and Telegraph Company, the Marconi 
Company, associated with the British-owned Cable and Wireless Company, and the 
Central Telephone Company, a subsidiary of the American-ov/ncd Associated Telephone 
and Telegraph Company. r . 

The stations operated by the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs as a part of the 
national radio telegraph system, together with their station characteristics, are 
listed in Table VIII. 

















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Wircloss stations for public service operated "by privately owned companies are 
as follows* 




Lo cality 

Bogota 

3arranquilla 

Cali 

Medellin 
Barranquilla 
Bogota 
Medellin 
Sogovia 

Otu (Antioquia) 
Bogota 
Aguasclaras 
Barranquilla 
Cartagena 
Cucut a 

Bl Centro (Barranca) 

Medellin 

Nciva 

Pasto 

Popayan 

Santa Marta 


Service 

Radiotelegraph interior & exterior 

ti 


it 

ii 

ii 

ti 

ti 

it 

ii 

Radio t clephone 

it 

n 

it 

it 

it 

it 

it 

it 

ii 

ii 


ti 

ti 

ii 

ii 

ii 

it 

ii 

it 

n 


& exterior 


& exterior 


Company 

Marconi Company 

it it 

ii it 

ii it 

All America Cable 

ii it ii 

it it it 

Frontino Gold Mine 
Ayiaca-Prontino 
Central Telephone 




it 


Note! No detailed data are available concerning these stations. 


Statistics of Traffic 


The National Radio of Colombia operated by the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs 
provided the following service during the year 1940. 


Service 


Number of 
me ss aaes 


Number of 
words 


Value 

(Pesos), 


Private messages to interior 
Private messages to exterior 
Press messages 

Official and service messages 


370,166 
7,96.4 
547 
57.255 


To t al s 


435,912 


4,485,820 
118,829 
49,582 
1.067.14-3 

5,721,373 


217,785 
25,664 
1,062 


244,511 


The Marconi Radio Company provided the following service during the year 1940: 


Class of service 


Number of 

mess aae s 


Messages to interior 45,650 
Messages to exterior 29,225 
Press messages 1,336 
Official and service messages 4.447 


Totals 80,658 


Number of 
words 

444,939 

443,300 

113,772 

91.430 

1,093,491 


Value (nesos) 

3$,980 
211,443 
2,034 


246,457 


No data are available on the service provided by the other companies. 






























Printed schedules of.the 191-0 tariffs of the National Radio S 3 
Mhreoni Company arc availahle, 

1 ^ TABLE Till 


National Radiotelegraph Stations in Colombia, April 




Jicandi 

Arauca 

[ 11 

13 ar r an c ah c r me j a 


iarrancuilla 

11 


Bogota 


1 



it 


tr 

11 

11 

it 

it 

11 

11 

11 


Bucaramanga 

Buenaventura 

11 


Cali 

1 

11 

Cartagena 



Frequency 

Power 

Call Letters 

Kilocycles 

Wat t s 

HJVx 

6685.2 

200 

HXR2 

7310 

150 

HKR3 

3655 

150 

(HJH 3 

3399.5 

200 

(HJH 4 

6799 

200 

L 

286 

190 

HHA 

500 

500 


428 


(HKA2 

8824 

1,000 

(HKA3 

4412 

1,000 

(HNA4 

8300 

500 

(HKA5 

4150 

500 

(HKA8 

7385 

150 

(HKA9 

3692.5 

150 

(KKO 

15525 

2,500 

(HK 03 

9783 

2,500 

(HK02 

• 13582 

5,000 

(HK04 

8042.5 

5,000' 

(HJN 

4404.8 

1,300 

(HJN 2 

8809.7 

1,300 

(HJN3 

8090 

1,300 

(IIJN4 

16180 

1,300 

(HEX 

8204 

1,000 

(HKX6 

4102 

1,000 

HKX2 

5978 

1,000 

HXX3 

7696 

1,000 

HKX4 

6780 

750 

KKX7 

8765 

500 

HKX8 

4110 

500 

(HKX9 

8740 

1,000 

(HKX5 

4370 

1,000 

(HJH 

6697.5 

1,000 

(HJH2 

3348.1 

1,000 

HJH 

500 

441 

416 

352 

333.3 

500 

(HJU2 

9063.5 

1,000 

(HJH3 

8333 

1,000 

(HJU4 

4531.7 

1,000 

(HJCJ5 

5555.5 

1,000 

(HJE 

9100 

1,000 

/ (HJE3 

4550 

1,000 

KJE2 

1650 

500 

HJQ 

5500 

500 

435 


(HJQ2 

8108 

1,000 

(Kjqs 

4054 

1,000 


/■stem and the 

1 Q.’-P 

Remarks 


Maritime 


Maritime 

Ac r 0 naut i c al St 
Ac r 0 n aut i c al St 


11 












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T.VBLS YI11 
(continued) 





Prequcncy 

Power 


City 

Call Letters 

Kilo cycles 

Wat t s 

Remarks 

Cravo Norte 

(HKR8 

8930 

150 



(HKR7 

4465 

150 


Co.cut a 

(HJP 

7340 

\ 

500 



(HJF2 

3600 

500 


Si Charco 

HJJ4 

7425 

150 


G-uapi 

HJJ8 

7475 

150 


I stmina 

HJL5 

8800 

250 


Jurado 

HJL9 

8780 

250 


Leticia 

HJK 

10600 

500 


Lopez (Cauca) 

(HJJ 5 

7365 

150 

In construction 


(HJJ 6 

7382*5 

150 


Munisales 

HJK 

7430 

150 



HJK6 

3715 

150 


it 

HJK4 

7450 

150 



HJK5 

3725 

150 


Medellin 

(HJD 

6771 

1,000 



(HJD2 

3385.5 

1,000 


ii 

(KJL>3 

8130 

500 



(HJD4 

4065 

500 


it 

(HJD6 

7480 

150 



(HJL7 

3740 

150 


Mitu (Vaupes) 

(HKJ4 

8605 

400 

Location not sht 

-- 

(HKJ6 

8919 

150 

on map 

Montcria 

HJQ4 

7440 

150 

* 

Neiva 

(EJE6 

4377 

200 



(HJE7 

8754 

200 


Nuqui (Ohoco) 

HJL6 

8750 

250 


Ocana 

HJP4 

7953 

150 


Pasto 

(HJJ 

8305 

200 



(HJJ2 

4152.5 

200 


Pereira 

(HJK2 

7410 

150 


• 

(HJK3 

« 

150 


Petrolea 

(HJP6 

7400 

150 

In construction 

(Catatumbo) 

(HJP7 

3700 

150 

Location not 
shown on map 










TABLE VIII 

(continued) 




Frequency 

Po wer 


City 

Call Letters 

ICilocvcles 

Wat t s 

Remark s 

Plzarro 

r 

KJL8 

4410 

250 

Location not 

J 




shown on map 

¥opayan 

(HJE8 

4356 

200 



(HJE9 

8713.1 

200 


Providencia 

(HJA5 

4454.4 

150 

Location not 

(I si a) 

(HJA4 

8908.9 

150 

on map 

Puerto • Berrio 

HJD8 

7948 

150 


Puerto Carreno' 

(HKR 

7420 

150 

• 


(IHCR4 

3710 

150 


\ " 

puerto Merizalde 

HJJ7 

7490 

150 

Location not 

.. 




on map 

Ruibdo 

(HJL 

6737 

200 



(HJL3 

3368 

200 


Rio sucio 

HJL7 

8728 

250 


o 

o 

o 

1 — < 
i 

o 





San Andres 

HJA 

8695 

250 

Location not 

(I sla) 




on map 

San Andres 

(HJA2 

8746.8 

200 


(I sla) 

(ii J Ap 

4373 

200 


San Jose del 





Cuaviare 

(incj5 

'8939 

150 


(Vaupes)• 

■; 




Santa Marta .. 


300 

190 

Mari t ime-Ran^ 



4 


100 IT. M. 

II tt 

HJW 

500 

1,000 

Maritime 



400 



. 


250 


, 

II II 

(HJ¥2 

6800 

300 

• • 

" 

(HJ¥3 

8350 

300 


Sincelejo 

HJQS 

6700 

150 


Tumaco 

HJJ3 

7495 

150 


Turbo 

EJL2 

6620 

100 


Hotei See map at 

end of report for 

location of these 

stations. 



Private Radio tele-phone "Service , 

Colombia has .a.number of radiotelephone stations operated by various companies 
for their own private use. Decree Ho. 2580 of October 17, 1936, provided that the. 
Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs could authorize private parties to install and 
operate radiotelephone stations for their exclusive use at any points where -public 
telegraph, telephone, radiotelephone, or radiotelegraph service is not available. 
Permits for the installation of private radiotelephone transmitters were to be is¬ 
sued on the prior payment of 50 pesos annually for each instrument of 10 watts or 















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yi 


less and 250 pesos annually for transmitters of greater output.. Operations must "be 
in accordance with the regulations and obligations established by the Decree. 

In 1941 the following radiotelephone stations for private service were in 
operation! 


Locality 

Anori 

Cartagena 


Gambotc (Bolivar) 

Bogota 

Anapoima 

^ndagoya 

Bobcdo 

Pato 

El Bagre 

Yoga (Providcncia) 

Covenas 

Convcncion 


Service 
Interior 

tt 

ii 

ii 

ii 

ii 

ii 

ii 

ii 

ii 

ii 

ii 


Proprietor 

Cia. Minera El Charcon 
Cia. Huevo Acueducto dc 
Cartagena 

Cia. Huevo Acueducto dc 
Cartagena 

Ingcnio Central San Antonio 

ii it it ii 

Cia. Choco Pacifico 

ii ti ii 

Consolidated G-o Id-Dr edging Co. 

ii ii ii ii 

ii ii ii ii 

South American Gulf Oil Co. 

it it ii ii n 


Pctrolea 

Soledad (Atlantico) 

Santanderes (Concesion Barco) 

Bio do Oro 
Tibu 

Yuelta Largo 
Las Gongoras 
Buenaventura. 

Antioquia 
Santanderes 
Tolima 
Boyaca 

Bolivar : 

Cal das 

Cundinamarca 
Meta (Intendcncia) 

Aranca (Comisaria) 

Vichada (Comisaria) 

Caqueta (Comisaria) 

Puerto Lievano 

Territorio Yasqucz 

Atlantico 

Bolivar 

Magdalena 

Antioquia 

Santander 

Departamentos dc Antioquia, Bolivar, 
Caldas, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, 
Sant anaer, T'olima 
Bahiahonda 
Manaure 

Candelaria (Yalle) 

Cali (Ingenio Mayaguez) 

Anori (El Hatillo) 

Simiti (Benito) 

Envigado (Antioquia) 

Medellin 
Bitaco (Yalle) 

Cali 


” (also radio¬ 
telegraph) 

ti 

ii 


ii ii ii ti tt 

Colombian Petroleum Company 

South American Gulf Oil Co. 
Colombian Petroleum Company 


ii 


it 


Sanabria Mines Ltd. 

. ii ii it 

Ecrrocarrilcs Hacionalos 


tt 

(portable) 

Cia.Petroles Shell 

dc Col 01 

II 

it 

it ii ii 

II fl 

II 

it 

it ii ti 

II II 

II 

ii 

ii ii it 

II II 

II 

ii 

ii ii it 

II II 

If 

ii 

ii it ii 

II II 

If 

ii 

it ii ti 

II II 

II 

it 

ii it ti 

II II 

II 

ii 

if ii it 

II II 

II 

ii 

it if if 

II II 

II 

ii 

ii ii ti 

ii II 

It 

II 

n 

it 

Texas Petroleum Co 

it ti 

mpany 

II 

ti 

ii it 

ii 

II 

ii 

ii if 

it 

II 

it 

ii ti 

ti 

If 

it 

ii it 

ii 

II 

it 

ii it 



11 Tropical Oil Company 

11 Salinas Maritimas 

ii it it 

11 Yicanor Hurtado 

it ii if 

" Tulio Ospina Perez 

it ti 1 ii 

" Compania de Tejidos Hoscllon 

ii r ii ti ^ it ii 

,r Dio ce sis dc Cali 

ii tt ii it 





















■ 


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Prciss Service 


The press services represented, in Colombia operate stations for receiving 


press notices* 
press service 

Location 

The location of these stations, the name of the 
represented arc as follows: 

Name of station and/or oner at or 

s t at ion, and the 

Press Service 

Byarranquilla 

La Prensa- C, Martinez Aparicio 


United Press 

if 

El Heraldo-Juan 3, Eernandez 


Associated* Press 

tr 

Emisoras Unidas - Paez Rcina and 

B'ernaL 

British Broadcast inf 

it 

( 

Emisora- Atlantic a - Alex Blanco 


Associated Press 
Havas 

British Broadcasting 


. 


Paris Mundial 

\ ” 

Emisora Voz- dc la Patria Vasallo 

Gomez 

Stefani,P iris Mundi. 

ii 

David H. Martinez 


British Broadcasting 

ii 

Erancisco Gait an Pardo 


Reuter Agency 

Bogota 

C. Perez Sarmiento 


United Press 

ii 

Louis Mi Hot 

i 

Havas Agency 

" 

J. Cardenas ilunez 


Associated Press 

ii 

Erancisco Gaitan Pardo 


Reuter Agency 

1 " 

Carlos J. Villar 


Associated Press 


La Voz de Bogota 


Associated Press 

part agena 

Erancisco Gaitan Pardo 


Reuter Agency 

Cali 

Relator - G. Perez Sarmiento 


United Press 

( » 

i 

Erancisco Gait an Pardo 


Router Agency 

Medellin 

, Erancisco Gait an Pardo 


Reuter Agency 


Juan Arbclacz ^-uijano 

» 

Associated Press 


POLICE CQKHUET CAdiCiTS • - ' 

While plans have "been projected from tine to time for installation of a two- 
wav radio f system, installations had not yet been made in 1939. ITo data are avail 
I able on the usage of.a. police telephone system. 



AIRWAYS RADIO 


Prior to 1939 comparatively little progress had been made in the use of radio 
for acrid navigation and communications. By 1939 some radiotelegraph and 
gonionctric stations had boon established at civil airports under the control of 
the Department of Civil Aeronautics with most of the apparatus being produced in 
the radio laboratories of the air companies. *The Department of Postsand Tele¬ 
graphs operates an aeronautical station in Buenaventura for both official and 
public use* (See Table VIII) 


The Department of Civil A v iation, in its Resolution Do. 14 of October 18, 1959, 
alloc itcd the following frequency bands to civil aircraft operating in Colombia and 
on international routes touching Colombia: 


Kilocycles 


Kilocycles 


5500-5600 

6500-6600 

8200-8230 


12,770-12,830 

17,250-17,375 

23,200-23,380 












The frequency channels of 6583,6590,6597, 6557, 8^17, 8225, 8233, 11581, 11394, 
17254, 23301, and 23342 kilocycles are expressly reserved for civil aircraft 
operating on international routes. 

The following frequency hands arc allocated hy the same Resolution to airport 
stations in Colombia.: 

Kilocycles * Kilocycles 

3450—3500 
5640-5700 
5850-5950 

The increased use of air transportation to get rubber out of Colombia has 
necessitated the construction of additional airport stations. The Avianc.a Company 
is operating these planes and providing the airports. 


6900-7000 " 1 

8645-8680 
10480-10550 


III. IRTSRRATIORAL COMKURIC 1ICRS 


IRTERRATI ORAL LARD LIRES 


Very little data are available on international land lines in Colombia.. One 
map indicates a telegraph circuit from Ipialos to Tulcan, Ecuador. Colombian pub¬ 
lications also indicate that there is an intorexchnngo of telegraph traffic between 
Colombia., Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela. 


Statistics-of telegraph traffic for the year 1940 shows a total number of 
17,339 telegrams sent to the exterior as compared with the 4,164,988 telegrams 
transmitted in the interior. 

RADIO OCM-iURI CATIONS 

The radio telephone and r xLio telegraph arc used to a considerable extent in 
carrying on intcrna.tion.al communications a.s well as internal communications. The 
four companies carrying on this service arc the Rational Radio, Marconi Ra.dio, the 
All America Cables and Radio Company, and the Central Telephone Company. The 
identity of these companies and statistics of traffic were presented under internal 
c o mmuni c at ions. 


There are direct radio communications between Bogota and the cities of Row 
York, Mexico City, Panama., Caracas, and Lima. ’ Bogota also has indirect connec¬ 
tions through the stations of Leticia and Santa Marta with stations at Manaos, 
Brazil, Iquitos, Peru, and Kcabana, Cuba, 

•s 

Rates 

Rev/ international telegraphic rates were placed in effect in the early part of 
1943. Thc-sc rates refer to ’all messages sent over the Ration! Radio from any 
telegraph or radiotelegraph office in the country. 

To Mexico City, Puerto Mexico, Salina Cruz, Tampico and Vera. Cruz the rates are 









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/ For ordinary messages, per word 

Code messages, minimum of 5 words, per word 
Deferred messages, minimum of 5 words, per word 
Night letters, 25 words or less 
For each additional word 

' To other offices the rates are: 

For ordinary messages, per word 
Code messages, minimum of 5 words, per word 
Deferred messages, minimum of 5 words, per word 
Night letters, 25 words or less 
For each additional word 

. 

Note: The peso is equivalent to 0.57 dollars in U. S. currency. 


(Pesos) . 

0 # 67 
0,40 
0 . 33 ^ 
5.59 

0.22 l/3 


0.73 
0.44 . 
0.36 l/2 
64 09 

0.24 1/3 


CABLES 


Cable service in Colombia is provided by the All America Cables and Radio 
Company, a subsidiary of the American-owned International Telcjjhonc and Telegraph 
Company. Offices are maintained in the following cities: Bogota, Cali, 

Barranquilla, Cartagena, Buenaventura and Medellin. 


The following list shows the landing points, the date of laying, the number of 
conductors and the length of the cables directly connecting Colombia, 


’ 

Date 

Number of 

Length in - 

Landing points 

laid 

conductors 

nautical miles 

Maracaibo (Venezuela) - 3 

arranquilla 1930 

1 

. 422 

■ Colon (Panama) — Cartagena 1920 

1 

313 

1 Cartagena. - Barranquilla 

1927 

1 

79 

Balboa, (Panama.) - Buenaventura 1925 

1 

411 

Buenaventura - S. Elena 

1925 

1 

566 


Totals 

' 5 

1 

1,791 

tatistics of Traffic 



* 

rp 

x he number and value 

of the various 

types of cable messages 

which entered 

Colombia* s cable traffic 

during 1940 arc 

as follows-: 


I 

Number.of 

Number of 

V alue 

Tv'oc of Message 

me s s aero s 

words 

(Pesos) . 

Domestic 

92,461 

1,103,081 

51,956~ 

Internati nal 

89,624 

1,429,726 

601,241 

Press 

3,394. 

243,145 

2,431 

Official and service 

2.444 

100.977 



Totals 187,923 


2,076,929 


655,628 


The peso is equivalent to 0,57 dollars in U. S. currency. 




. 


Note: 
























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Rates 

Between Bogota, Cali, Medellin, Barranquilla, Cartagena, and Buenaventura, 
t he rate is 10 centavos per word in plain language and 6 centavos per word in 
code. 

IY RADIO BROADCAST DIG 

Regalat ions 

Radio "broadcast stations are grouped "by the telecommuni cat ions law into two 
general categories. The principal stations are the commercial "broadcast stations 
which are privately owned and operated under licenses issued by the Ministry of 
Posts and Telegraphs. In addition to the commercial stations there arc several 
cultural stations which do not accept advertising-and broadcast only speeches, 
concerts, and other cultural programs. 

There are some general requirements governing contracts for radio "broadcasting 
stations v/hich indicate Colombians policy towards these stations. Decree Mo. 437 of 
March 5, 1941, provided that the construction and operation of Class I and III radio 
stations would be subject to contract. Resolution Mo. 1067 of March 21, 1941, out¬ 
lines the general provisions which must be incorporated in contracts covering 
Class I stations, the '‘private broadcasting stations exploiting commercial propagand 
by means of conferences, concerts and other services of general interest," The 
principal provisions of the contracts may be summarzied as follows? 


1 , Modern equipment, adequate frequency controls, subsequent improvements to 
keep pace with technical progress; 

2 , Restriction of the use of station to the services for which licensed; 

3, Station subject to Government supervision (in case of war, internal com¬ 
motion, or even the danger of alteration of the public order the Government re¬ 
serves the right to close the station or have the equipment dismounted without in-j 
demnif^ing the concessionaire); 

4, Adherence to national and international regulations; 


5 , 


Programs to include conferences, national and international news of 
general interest, music, et cetera, but not anything which would affect the morals 
or security of the country, its international relations, the honor of persons, due 
respect of the authorities, obedience of law, or public order; 


6, Political propaganda barred except by permission of the Government, re¬ 
quested twenty-four hours in advance of the program; 

7, Upon request, the concessionaire is obligated "to proceed, in accord with 
the Government, in all matters relating to the execution of programs;" 

8, Announcers to have a license issued by the Ministry of Posts and Tele¬ 
graphs; 

9, Concessions restricted to one year subject to extension for similar 
periods; concessionaire being made civilly and criminally responsible for all trans¬ 
missions. 





Stations 


•^herc arc 108 "broadcasting stations in Colombia. Of this total there arc 83 
stations operating on the long wave lengths .and 25 operating- on short wave. These 
stations operate in 30 cities in Colombia. A complete list of the stations is given 
in Table IX. 

Hours of Operation 

\ 

Hadio stations in Colombia operate from 6 to 15 hours per day with most 
stations operating from 8 to 12 hours per day. 

Equipment 

Ho data arc available on the make and age of the broadcasting equipment* 

Recent reports indicate that the supply of tubes in Colombia is very limited. As 
the stations operate with a minimum of capital the tendency has boon to carry few 
stocks. Most of the tubes in operation had been used for six months in September 
1942, and practically no reserve tubes were on hand. Thus several stations fa.ee 
the prospect of having to shut down when their tubes in use are gone. There is 
also a serious shortage of tubes for receiving sets. 

Advertisinn 

Advertising, is largely local in character, and it consists chiefly of short 
announcements inserted at regular intervals in station-sponsored programs. 

Privately sponsored programs of 15 minutes, one—half or one hour duration are con¬ 
tracted for by the larger industrial and commercial firms in Colombia. With the 
exception of‘the cultural stations, all accept advertising. 

With singular exceptions the commercial broadcasting stations are individually 
owned or controlled. Consequently, there is little chain broadcasting and competi¬ 
tion between stations for advertising, which is' the station owner* s main source 
of income, is keen. Thus, advertising rates arc .comparatively low. 

In'general, the programs broadcast by Colombian stations consist in large 
part of phonograph.records and advertising, the latter being in the Spanish 
language. 

Humber of Receiving Sets 

Since licenses are not required by individuals owning radio receiving sets, 
accurate statistics arc, not available concerning the number of sets in use in 
Colombia. However, it is estimated that in 1941 there were 166,000 sets in use. 

Hq set tax is imposed. 








TABLE IX. 


Citx 


Aguadas 

Armenia 

tt 

Barranquilla 

it 

tt 

n 

it 

ii 

ii 

ii 

Bogota 

it 

ii 

ii 

it 

it 

ii 

I! 

II 

II 

II 

II 

II 


Broadcasting 

Stations in Colombia, May 

1942. 

1 

Power 

Call Letters 

Operator and 

Prequency 


Name of Station 

Kilocvcles 

Wat tl s 

HJEJ 

Roberto Plorez 

1500 

25 1 

HJEI 

Cultural 

J. Palacios 


-1 


Pregones del Quindio 

1540 

1,000 > 

HJEM 

Botero y Compania 


\ 

I 


La Voz de Armenia 

1210 

500 

HJAK 

Clemente Yassalo G. 

1310 

500 

HJAI 

La Voz de la Patria 
Julian Melandez 

1370 

500 

HJAS 

La Yoz del Litoral 

Miguel A. Ruiz 

1500 

250 

EJA1T 

Emisora Yariedades 
Eliecer Yelasco 

1190 

1,000 

HJAT 

Emisoras Unidas 

Lelfina v. de Haayan 

1275 

1,000 

HJAA 

Radio Barranquilla 

Alfonso Ho sale s E. 

1330 

500 

HJAS 

Scos de la Costa 

Alex Blanco 

1050 

1,000 

HJAJ 

Emisora Atlantico 

Julio Balderrama 

1220 

500 

HJCC 

Gu st avo ■ Uribe Th, 

870 

5,000 

HJCE 

La Voz de Bogota 

Gustavo Uribe Th. 

1220 

1,000 

HJCI 

Ondas Bogotanas 

Manuel J. Gaitan 

810 

2,500 

HJCJ 

Yoz de la Victor 

Manuel J. Gait an 

1380 

500 

KJC1T 

Radio Mundial 

Roberto Laignelet 

1335 

500 

\ 

HJCK 

Ondas de los Andes 

Jorge Anez 

1290 

500 

HJCB 

Ecos del Tequendama 
Roberto Ramirez G. 

1105 

1,000 

KJCM 

Hueva Granada 

Roberto Ramirez G. 

970 

500 

HJCU 

Hueva Granada 

Cristobal Paez G. 

720 

5,000 

HJCG 

Radio Cristal 

Luis Julio Bernal L.. 

1,060 

1,000 

KJCZ 

Radio Santafe 

Cipriano Rios Hoyos 

1,040 

2,500 

HJCO 

Yoz de Colombia 

Jesus Maria Garcia 

1,160 

1,000 

HJCR 

Radio Suramerica 
Radiodifusora Kacional 

1,200 

5,000 












TABLE IX. 

(continued) 


Ci 

Bo, 


Call Letters 

Operator and 

Frequency 

Power 

i'ota 

(l)HJCS 

Fame of Station 

Kilocycles 

Wat t s 
50,000 

0. E. Arboleda 

Hadio Continent al 

920 





Buparamanga 

HJGK 

Francisco A. Bueno 

1280 

500 

l 



Hadio Sant ander 



ti 

HJGK 

Francisco A. B ue no 

1360 

1,000 




On das Bumanguesas 



x 

\ 

ii 

HJGE 

Gustavo Sorzano J. 

1130 

1,000 

1 



Hadio Bucaramanga 



Buenaventura 

KJES 

H. Quintero 

1525 

100 



♦ 

An dago y a . 



Bn 

ga 

HJEP 

J. Ortiz Marquez 

Voces do Occidente 

1485 

500 


ii 

HJEI 

H. Bueno Delgado 

Emi sora Guadala.j ara 

1410 

100 

Cali 

HJEB 

Eduardo Cordoha 

1150 

1,000 




La Voz del Valle 

* . . 



ii 

HJEE 

Jose T, Calderon 

Hadio Cali 

1090 

500 


n 

HJEC 

Hafael Angulo 

La Voz do Colombia 

1300 

500 


ii 

HJEE 

H. Bueno Delgado 

Voz de Iligueronia 

1340 

500 


ti 

HJEL 

H, Bueno Delgado 

Hadio Sport 

1260 

500 


ii 

HJEE 

Alfonso Mesa Vargas 

1370 

500 




Hadio Gu11 ura 

* 



it 

HJEM 

Arturo Salazar 

Hadio Palmira 

1510 

500 


ii 

LJEH 

C. Mcndoz a Mazuera 

1395 

500 



• - 

Hadio -Comercial 

, 


Cartagena 

HJAD 

Hafael Puentes 

1440 

250 




Laboratorios Euentes 




ii 

HJAE 

Hafael Puentes 
Laboratories Puentes 

1240 

500 


1! 

hj ah. 

Lequerica Hcrmanos 

1400 

500 



# 

Hadio Colonial 



Cart ago 

* HJEO 

Daniel Benitez 

1230 

500 




Aires de Pnlatino 



Cionaga 

HJBS 

Elvira de Pereira 

1460 

250 



• 

Ondas del Magdalena 



Cucuta 

IIJBO 

Pompilio Sanchez C. 

1270 

500 




La Voz de'Cucuta 



Girardot 

IIJCL 

Carlos J. Sanchez 

1460 

100 




Hadio ^irardot 




II 

HJCV 

Antonio Usccho H. 
Hadio Estrella 

1430 

100 

I b ague 

KJFG 

Vicente Gait an H. 

1500 

100 




La'Voz del Tolima 

• 



ir 

HJEP 

Mauro Cadavid S. 

1550 

100 



/ 

Cultured 



(l) This is the 

largest long wave station in Colombia. 

The equipment 

was bought 


secondhand 

in San Francisco 

for $35,000. 




> - * 














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TABLE' IX. 
(continued) 


City 

Call Lett 

I bague 

HJFL 

Lib'ano 

HJFO 

Magangue 

EJAC 

Manizales 

HUED 

ft 

HJEX 

Medellin 

HJDQ, 

n 

HJDR 

IT 

HJDT 

Medellin 

EJDK 

it 

IIJDC 

tt 

HJDU 

it 

HJ DM 

it 

HJDL 

ii 

HJDA 

Monteria 

II JAM 

ii 

IIJAL 

Neiva 

HJFIT 

Ocana 

HJBE 

Palmira 

HJEJ 

ii 

IIJEQ, 

Pasto 

HJHA 

tt 

HJHB 

Pereira 

xUEE 

it 

HJFE 


s Operator and 

Name of Station 

Luis E. Martinez 
Ondas do Ibague 
Hector E. G-iraldo C. 
Ondas del Ruiz 

M. Agustin Varela 

. La Voz de Magangue 

Erancisco Jaramillo 
Radio Manizales 
Antonio Einzon H # 
Emisora Slectr.a 
E. Restrepo Alvarez 
Emi sor a Cl tridad 
Camilo Torres P. 

La. Voz del Triunfo 
Alfonso Jaramillo 
Radio Nut ibar a 
Luis Ramos 
Voz de Antioquia 
Erancisco Cuartas 
Scos de la. Montana 
Universidad Antioquia 

Pro spero Aguirre 
Radio Cordoba 
Jaime To bon R. 

Bolivar Broadcasting 
Humberto Restrepo A. 
Emisora Siglo XX 
Julio A. Sanchez T. 
Ondas del Sinu 
J. Cesar Patino 
Emisora Arsenipur 
Vicente Gaitan Rondon 
Ondas del Huila 
L. R. Linero 0. 

La Voz de Ocana 
Rafael Angulo 
Armonias del Palmar 
Regulo Benitez P. 
Ondas del Palatino 
Luiz E. Martinez 
Radio Warino 

N. Bueno Delgado 
Eco s de Pasto 

Co s ar Arango Me jia 
v La Voz de Pereira 

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Erequencv 

Kilocvcles 

1440 

Power 

Watt s 

250 

1310 

100 

1420 

100 

V 

1390 

500 

600 

1,000 

1320 

1,000 

1380 

500 

1150 

500 

1250 

500 

1360 

500 

1490 

250 

1520 

1,000 

1480 

500 

1285 

500 

1210 

250 

1465 

500 

1420 

100 

1525 

* 

500 

1460 

500 

1180 

500 

1350 

500 

1170 

500 

1470 

500 

1350 

1,000 













City 

Call Letters 

Pereira 

Hjrq 

Popayan 

KJEA 


ft 

/ 

KJEG 

Sa 

nt n Marta 

KJ3H 


tr it 

HJBJ 

S'ijit under 

EMI 

Sevilla 

HJET 

To cairn a 

HJCP 

Tulua 

HJEK 

Tun j a 

KJGA 


Armenia 

HJFH 

3arranquilla 

KJAB 

n 

, E JAG- 

Bogota 

PI J CP 

it 

HJCH 

ii 

HJCD 

it 

EJCA 

ti 

HJCX 

it 

HJCW 

ir 

HJCT 

ii 

HJCQ, 


Buc ar an ang a H J C-B 

KJBD 


TABLE XX. • 
■ "(continued) 


Operator and 

Frcauency 

Pov/cr 

Rune of station 

Kilocycle s 

Wat t 

Marceliano Ossa M. 

1120 

500 

Jesus M. Ornaza 

1500 

500 

Radio Colonial 


\ 

Mercedes de Valencia 

1450 

250 

Voz de Bel alcazar 



Jose M. Condc 

1410 

500 

Radio Magdalena 

• 


Julio A. Sanchez T. 

Radio Santa Marta 

1140 

500 

Escuela R. Tello 

1550 

175 

Daniel Benitez 

Radio de Sevilla 

1510 

250 

Ruperto Aguilera L. 

Buen Suecso 

1530 

250 

E. Bueno Delgado 

Radio Tulua 

1430 

100 

Pedro P. Martinez 

14-25 

250 

Radio Boynea 


♦ 

Shortwave Stations 



Botero y Compania 

La Voz de Armenia 

4875 

750 

Eliecer Velasco 



Emisoras Unidas 

4785 

2,500 

Alex Blanco 

4905 

750 

Emisora Atlantico 


« 

Gustavo Urihe Th. 

La Voz de Bogota 

6073 

750 

Manuel J. Gait an 

4895 

750 

Voz de la Victor 



Roberto Ramirez G. 
ilueva Granada 

6160 

5,000 

Cristobal Paez G. 

Radio Cristal 

4855 

1 ,000. 

Oipriano Rios Koyos 

Voz de Colombia 

6018 

' 750 

Jesus Maria Garcia 

Radio Suramerica 

4945 

750 

Radiodifusora Racional 

9.655 

2,500 

M. de E. Hal, 

Cultural 

4955 

500 

Francisco A. Bueno 

4775 

2,500 

Radio Santander 



Gustavo Sorzano J. 

9630 

650 


Radio Bucaramanga 


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■TABLE IX. 
(continued) 


City Call Letters Operator and Frequency Power 




fame of station 

Kilocycles 

Watts 

Cali 

HJDX 

C. Mendoza Mazuera 

Radio Comercial 

4865 

2,500 

ti 

HJED 

Eduardo Cordoba 

La Voz del Valle 

4825 

1,000 

Cartagena 

HJAL 

Rafael Puentes 
Laboratories Puentes 

4965 

750 

it 

HJAP 

Lequerica Kermanos 

Radio Colonial 

4925 

750 

Cucut a 

HJB3 

Pompilio Sanchez C. 

La Voz de Cucuta 

4815 

750 

Manizales 

EJFB 

Francisco Jaramillo 
Radio Manizales 

6105 

1,000 

Medellin 

EJDP 

P. Restrepo Alvarez 
Emisora Claridad 

4885 

2,500 

ti 

EJDE 

Luis Ramos 

Voz de Antioquia 

6145 

5,000 

n 

HJDX 

Francisco Cuartas 

Ecos de la Montana 

4795 

750 

Pereira 

HJPA 

Cesar Arango Mejia 

La Voz de Pereira 

6054 

750 

tt 

HOT 

Sociedad Voz Amiga 

La Voz Amiga 

6097 

2,500 

Quibdo 

HJDG 

Direccion Educacion 

Voz del Choco 

4805 

150 


Hotel See map at end of this report for location of stations. 

V AMATEUR. RADIO 
•• 

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-“•he operation of amateur radio stations, under government license which is 
granted only to Colombian citizens, is authorized by the telecommunications law of 
1936. The latest data show 62 licensed, amateur radio stations in 1941. The loca¬ 
tion of these stations, call letters, and name of the operator are given in Table 
X. In the interests of national security these licenses were cancelled by Decree 
2190 issued December 19, 1941. 

Amateur station operators are practically unorganized as the majority of them 
have dropped their memberships in the Colombian Radio League, Apartado 330, Bogota, 
an organization formed to promote and stimulate amateur interest in the science of 
radio communication. 


Amateur transmitters are mainly .constructed by the owners with parts ordered 
abroad or purchased locally from importers. The receivers used are of types regular¬ 
ly sold for home reception, although in a few instances commercial type communica¬ 
tion receivers have been purchased. 










TABLE X 


Amateur Radio St at ions.1941 


City 


iirmema 

it 

Barrajjiquilla 

n 

n 
n 

tt 

n 

tf 

ii 

Bogota 

ii 

ii 
ii 

n 

it 
rt 
it 
it 
it 

ii 

it 
ti 
it 
it 
it 
it 

ii 

it 
it 


iucaramanga 

ii 

Cali 

it 

" 

ii 

it 

Cartagena 

Cart ago 

ii 

Ibague 
Manizalo s 
Medellin 

ti 

n 

ii 

it 


,11 letters 

Proprietor 

HK6FD 

Juan de D. Valencia 

EK6FB 

Humberto Palacio 

helm 

Sergio Martinez Apaucio 

HELAB' 

Emilio Portou 

HELAG 

Enrique Haaycn Verano 

HELAI 

Federico Eckardt 

HELAJ 

Roberto Fuentes Paris 

HKlAL 

Marco Villegas 

EK1 AS 

Clemente Vassallo 

EEL AW 

Jose Danie1 Sanchez 

HK3CA 

Ministerio de Guerra 

HK3CB 

Luis Manuel Rodriguez 

HE3CD 

Luis Julio Bernal 

HK3CE 

Facultad Salazar and 


Ortega' 

HK3CF 

Francisco Alberto Almansa 

EK3CG 

Eduardo A. Plata 

HK3CI 

Jorge Acevedo 

HK3CJ 

Marco C. Sanchez 

HK3CK 

Gustavo Piquero 

IHC3CL 

Mario Roncallo Carbonell 

KK3CM 

Sanchez and Herandez 

EK3CH 

Pedro E. Rey 

HK3CH 

Luis Guillermo Clavijo 

EK3C0 

Luis E. Caicedo 

EK3CS 

Alvaro Roldan 

EX3CR 

Francisco Ramirez Cadavid 

HK3CT 

Alirio Rabio Pinzon 

EK3CV 

Jo sue Gomez Pinzon 

I3E3CI 

Hector McCormick 

HK3PCA (Portable) 

Francisco Pineda Otero 

HK7GB 

Victor Martinez V* 

HK7GG 

Go n z al 0 Galvis 

IIK5EE 

Daniel Benitez 

HK5EF 

Carlos V. Arana 

EK5EG 

Alfredo Cabal 

EK5SJ 

Francisco Rodriguez D, 

IIK5EL 

Hoel Recio Constain 

HK1A0 

Bernardo Mendez 

HK5EII 

Primitivo Buenaventura 

HK6FA 

Tulio Vila 3. 

HX6FH • 

Salomon Hakim 

IIE6PC 

Luis C. Santacoloma 

1TK4DA 

Loonel Estrada 

HK4DC 

Raul Mejia 

KK4DD 

Luis Adudelo 

HK4DE 

Enrique Xsaza 

HK4D.F 

Arturo Alzate C-iraldo 










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TABLE X 
(continued) 

■Amateur Radio Stations. 1941 


City Gall letters Proprietor 


Monteria 

HK1AP 

Jorge Nassar 

ir 

EK1AQ, 

Jorge Chehel 

Palmira 

HK5SC 

Alfredo Bayne 

Pamplona 

HK23B 

Carlos S. Mendoza 

Pereira 

iiXGPS 

Aldemar Cortes 

1 ! 

HK6 BG 

Cesar Arango 

Piedecue sta 

HK7GC 

Gustavo Sorzano 

Pop ay an 

HK5PK 

Uldarico Ariqaoaleta 

n 

HK&EM 

Guillermo Bucheli 

Puerto Salgar 

HK3CZ 

Hernando Melani 

Santa Karta 

HX23D 

Aarelio Linero 

Sevilla 

HK5EB 

Gilherto Mora 

Bunja 

HK7GA 

Pompilio Sanchez 

Uribia 

HH23C 

Luis X. Londono 

TJsaquen 

EK3CU 

Luis C, Cardona 


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TELEGRAPH CIRCUITS 
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